AbstractThe Ferrell mss, ca. 1940-1999, consist
of the papers, writings and correspondence of Indiana University Prof. Emeritus
Robert H. Ferrell.

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This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Robert H. Ferrell (b. 1921) is an American historian and author of several books on
Harry S. Truman and the diplomatic history of the United States. He received a B.S.
in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and a Ph.D. from Yale in
1951. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and as an
intelligence analyst in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Ferrell began his
career at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor in 1953, subsequently rising
to the post of Distinguished Professor of History in 1974.

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Acquisition InformationAcquired: 2000

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